the
output of a compiler, also called
machine code
compiler
a
software program that interprets
source code outputting machine
readable instructions for a computer
copyleft
see GPL
Free Software
As defined by
the Free Software Foundation: software
that is distributed with source
code and permission for anyone
to copy and distribute, with or
without modifications, either gratis
or for a fee.
GNU
GNU stands for
Gnu's Not Unix. It is a set
of free operating system components
developed by the Free Software
Foundation and Richard Stallman.
GNU Public License
or GPL
The
terms under
which all free software and open
source software is released. It
requires that all source code
be made available and that no
proprietary modifications be
made to it.
HTML
the source code
that makes up pages on the world
wide web
kernel
the central
core software of an operating system
that connects the computers hardware
with its software
open
source
1.
A subset of the Free Software movement. (seethe
Open Source Definition)
2. open
source software released under
the terms of the GPL
proprietary
software
Any software
to which is not released as free
software or open source under the
GPL
source
code
a set of human
readable documents that instructs
a computer's compiler as to how
to create a program.
Unix™
A computer operating
system developed in 1969 by AT&T
Bell Laboratories. It is
currently owned by The SCO Group,
Inc.
